Perspiration pad



Jan. 8, 1929.

D. KNEPPER PERSPIRATION PAD Filed NOV. 16. 1926 jnentor: 170M440 KNEPPEQ .Vz'tnesse-s:

Patented Jan. 8,1929.

PATENT" OFFICE.

DONALD xunrrnn, or CLEVELAND, onro.

PEBSPIRATION PAD.

. I Application filed November 16, 1926. Serial No. 148,632.

and blurring their goggles and, eye-glasses.

Also in other instances it is necessary and essential that perspirationbe keptout of the workmens eyes and from dropping into or on thematerial on which they are working. The present invention has for itsobject the provision of an absorbent pad adaptedto be worn on theforehead of workmen so as to absorb the perspiration and prevent itrunning down onto their goggles or eyeglasses, or from in anywayinterfering with their vision, and also to prevent the perspirationdropping into or onto the material being worked- I 1 Another object isto provide a novel form of pad having a detachable elastic band for hlding the pad in position.

A further object is to provide a pad having the novel design,construction and combination of parts hereinafter described andillustrated in the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view showing thedevice'in position on the head of a wearer. Figure 2 is a plan of apa'dc'onstructed in accordance with my invention.

o'f the-pad opened to show the construction.

Figure 4. is a longitudinal sectional view,

through one of the spring clips. 1

Figure 5 is an end elevation of one of the,

sprin clips.

Refie of the gauze covering 3 the overlapped lon-.

gitudinal edgesand folded ends of the covering will tend to intermeshand stay in assembled position until the pad is to be put into use.

An elastic band onstrag spring clamps or clips 6 provided with rrmgmoreparticularly to the draw-' is provided for I 'forgri-pping the pad.A spring 9 normally forces the jaws into closed or gripping position.

Oneof the jaws 7 is provided with an extension or tab 10 which isprovided with an opening 12 through which the end of a band or strap 6is passed;

The ends of the strap 6, after being passed through the openings 12, arefolded back along the strap forming a loop 14 and are secured by awrapping of tape or other adhesive material 15.

The clips B are adapted to be engaged or clamped over-each end of thepad adjacent the longitudinal center thereof,-and serve the dual purposeof securing or attaching the band or strip 6 to the pad, andalso serveas the sole means for securing or locking the overlapped longitudinaledges and folded ends of the covering 3 together to prevent thedisplacement of said covering while the pad is 1n use.

When the pad A becomes soiled or filled with perspiration, the clamps orclips B are disengaged from the pad and a new pad sub-- stituted, sothat the samestrap' may be used for several pads.

I claim-- A perspiration pad comprising, in combination, a flexiblebody. portion. composed of Figure 3 is a partial plan with the coveringan absorbent filler enclosed in a gauze cover, said cover being wrappedaroundsaid filler ith its longitudinal edges overlapped and. i s endsfoldedback along the sides of said body,- and means for holding said padupon the forehead of the wearer, said means com prising a pair of springclips detachably clamped on the ends of said pad body and an elasticstraphaving its ends secured to said clips and eing adapted to passaround the back of the wearers head. said clips being clamped on saidpad body adjacent its longitudinal center and providing the sole meansfor securing the overlapped longitudinal edges and folded ends of saidcover together to prevent the displacement of said cover while said padis in use.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

DONALDV'KINEPPER.

